A software company just trademarked the term “charm.” Which company was this? 1. Apple 2. General Magic 3. Electronic Arts 4. Microsoft 5. Oracle [...]
Posts Tagged ‘technology’
February 13th, 2017 - 9:41 am § in Donald Trump, The Ave Scene
Will Silicon Valley Migrate to Vancouver?
In Silicon Valley, curbs on immigration could lead to a brain drain. Canada stands to benefit. Vancouver — just a two-hour flight from San Francisco — already has 75,000 tech jobs and one-third of its office space devoted to the industry. And with foreign-born tech workers worried their U.S. vis[...]
October 27th, 2016 - 2:34 pm § in Misc.
Amazon Shares Fall
Amazon profit falls short, shares sink Amazon.com’s third-quarter profit and its current quarter forecast fell short of Wall Street estimates, sending shares down sharply. Alphabet says revenue up 20.2 percent, sets $7 billion share buyback[...]
October 27th, 2016 - 12:09 am § in Misc., The Ave Scene
Microsoft: Nadella delivers on a dream that Jobs would envy.
This is awesome. Apple’s Meagre Response More Apple Defending its Laptops Microsoft’s product announcement this morning is amazing. I do not have the words for it and urge you to watch or go over to the Microsoft store to see this. Imagine a desktop that is also a computer. Imagine being[...]
October 18th, 2016 - 1:43 am § in Misc.
Where is my Surface?
Last week I returned by Samsung NOTE 7 because of the recall. This cost Samsung $3,000,000,000! That is a lot of money! On the good side they paid me $100 to return my two day old phone. And, this made me look again at the other smart phones out there. Looked at the new iPhone. […][...]
Miracles from Science
Scientists Invent Oxygen Particle That If Injected, Allows You To Live Without Breathing New Medical Discovery A team of scientists at the Boston Children’s Hospital have invented what is being considered one the greatest medical breakthroughs in recent years. They have designed a micropart[...]
Commentary by Chinazor: The Nigerian Porsche
Bisi Ezerioha (born January 6, 1972) a.k.a. Ndubisi Ezerioha, designs and builds his own engine and he drives the cars he puts them in- no. He races the cars he puts them in. He knows every detail about mechanical engineering as well as chemical engineering. If I may toot my horn here, I have the[...]
May 6th, 2016 - 12:55 pm § in Misc.
Tom Corbett Lands at Sea!
SpaceX/Handout via Reuters SpaceX again successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship at sea after launching it into space from Florida early Friday. The landing marks the third time SpaceX has recovered the booster post-launch and the second time the unmanned rocket has landed intact on t[...]
Rivalry!
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